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Young people more flexible on gay marriage

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Thursday July 10, 2014 5:08 AM

The gay marriage debate has been perpetuated in this newspaper. Letters are published every week
furthering an argument opposing gay marriage that will become obsolete in due time.

The Sunday letter “Traditions, laws always change with society” from Rose Paulson speaks to the
truth: that the younger generation is adapting to an ever-changing society, and marriage equality
seems to be inevitable.

I am a college student raised in the Catholic faith. As many my age would agree, our mindset
regarding marriage equality is completely different than that of older generations.

We understand the traditional views of society and, if we choose, embrace a set of religious
beliefs.

Yet many of my peers say they have no issue with marriage equality.

Even in Columbus we have seen a student-led movement at a Catholic high school to reinstate a
faculty member fired for being gay, one of many pieces of evidence indicating the different opinion
of the younger generation.

Facing this clear divide, how does someone from an older generation with solidified beliefs come
to tolerate the marriage-equality movement?

Well, they may never. The debate will go on until it, quite literally, dies out.

My generation is no more or less malleable than any other. We are just younger and don’t
recognize any firm traditions yet; developing them requires time.

When we are older, we will probably be just as resistant to change.

Although the debate on gay marriage will continue, it is important to recognize the reality:
Society is always reshaping, and younger generations adjust accordingly.